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MY JULY FAVOURITES / TEMMUZ AYI FAVORİLERİM

Hello everyone and welcome to another monthly favourites. Today I’ll be talking about some makeup, hair care and skin care products. I’m not gonna keep the intro long and get right to what I’ve loved throughout this month…

Maybelline The Falsies Flared Volum’ Express Mascara: I have yet another mascara addiction this month. I’ve gone back to this mascara and I just can’t stop using it. Since the Maybelline The Falsies line came out I’ve tried all of them and actually loved all of them. Currently my faves are this “Flared” one and the waterproof version. It gives so much volume and a lot of length. It doesn’t clump or budge either. What more can I ask for my non-existent lashes?

Wet’n’Wild Coloricon Brow & Eye Liner: So I’ve been on the hunt for an eyebrow pencil for when I go to the beach. Well even if you’re on the beach, you still need to fill in your brows right? Whatever I tried in the drugstore had that redness to it and I was looking for something more ashy. I finally found the one for me… If you’re too on the hunt for an eyebrow pencil, definitely take a look at the Wet’n’Wild counter. There are so many shades and they’re all so beautiful. I have the shade “E648 Taupe”, it’s like a medium-toned ashy brown. Perfect for medium brown brows like mine. It’s so creamy so you just need to slightly touch your brows to fill them in. It’s not waterproof, you can see it clearly when you swatch it. It comes off easily but when it’s on the brows, it stays put unless you rub your brows or something. So just don’t rub your brows… 🙂

Nyx Stick Blush: Of course I have a cream blusher favourite. It’s this stick blusher from Nyx in the shade “05 Tea Rose”. It’s a beautiful rosy pink that’s not too bright. It also doesn’t have any shimmer in it but it’s not completely matte either. It has this lovely wet look, perfect for the “strobing” trend. It blends beautifully too. I apply it in small dots on my cheeks and blend it out either with my fingers or the Real Techniques “Stippling Brush”. Stays on for a long time and so easy to apply.

Max Factor Creme Puff Blush: I talked about this blushers twice already so I’m gonna keep it short. I love this! Like I have pure love for this… I have the shade “10 Nude Mauve”, it’s a nude bronze pink, really light pink shade. Definitely doesn’t look like the most exciting one but it actually is. It’s a baked blusher and it works as a highlighter too. Even though it’s a powder blusher since it’s a baked formula, it’s quite long-lasting. It gives my cheeks a lifted look too so I don’t need to do contouring either. You can read my full review here.

Essie “Fifth Avenue” Nail Polish: What? You said Essie? Oh, no big deal… It’s just my favourite nail polish brand. This is hands down one of the best shades for Spring and Summer. It’s the “444 Fifth Avenue” which is a gorgeous bright coral. Unlike some Essie polishes, this one has a longer and thinner brush. It’s still so easy to apply and it goes on so creamy and opaque that you don’t even need a second coat. But I’d still apply a second one just to make sure it doesn’t chip easily.

Watsons Silicone Facial Cleansing Pad: Again another product I talked about, you can read my review here. I use this silicone face pad for cleaning my makeup products actually. Any brand will do, it doesn’t need to be this one. You just need a silicone pad with silicone bristles like this one. And yes, I tried to imitate Sigma here.

Real Techniques Bold Metals “Arched Powder Brush”: This is a new addition to my brush collection. This is from the “Bold Metals” collection, a more luxurious version of the Real Techniques brushes. It has a weighted golden handle and a really soft arched brush. I mainly use it to apply my bronzer but you can use it for basically antyhing. It’s ideal to apply powder, bronzer, contour, highlighter, blusher… Like I said basically anthing.

Real Techniques “Buffing Brush”: I’ve gone back to my trusty brush to apply my concealer. I’ve been using other stuff for so long that I forgot how beautiful this was. Now when I apply my concealer (or happen to apply some BB cream) I always use this one. Its soft, round and dense bristles make it so much easier to blend anything out.

Real Techniques “Expert Face Brush”: Another new addition is this one from Real Techniques. I purchased it to apply contour and I really really like it. This one is quite similar to the “Buffing Brush” but it has an elliptical shape. Great for applying contour and cream or liquid highlighter.

Lush Lip Scrub: This is one of my HG products. I love it so much and use it almost everyday. But since I ran out of my “Bubblegum” lip scrub, I’d been looking out for a different one. That one is just too sweet and sickly for me. The one I got this time is the “Popcorn” one and I like it much better. This is sweet too but it’s not that overwhelming. If you still haven’t tried these lip scrubs, I highly recommend them. It’ll make your lips so smooth and soft like a baby’s bottom. Maybe not the best idea to compare lips to baby bottoms but whatever…

Vita Liberata Untinted Self Tan Gel: Of course I have to talk about a self-tan product. One of my favourites is this “Vita Liberata Untinted Self Tan Gel”. It’s what it says on the tin… An untinted, gel formula. I have fair skin and use the shade “Medium”. I also use the “Light” sahde for my face. You apply it (I use the “Vita Liberata Tanning Mitt”) and after a few hours you start to develop a beautiful, natural-looking tan. It starts fading gradually over a few days and when you shower. It doesn’t have a strong scent like some other self-tanning products but there’s definitely a smell even though the brand states otherwise. This shade makes my skin only a one or two shade darker so if you want something a bit more obvious, you can go for the “Dark” one. What I do is, I apply this for a few times throughout a week or two and then I use the “Vita Liberata pHenomenal 2-3 Week Tan Mousse”. You don’t see it here though because I haven’t started using that one yet. I might mention it in my next monthly favourites.

L’Oréal Elseve Extraordinary Oil: My last item is a hair care product. I got it on offer for only a couple of bucks so it was actually a surprise purchase. It turned out to be sooo good! I apply one or two pumps to wet hair mostly but you can use it on dry hair too. I sometimes do that if my hair’s too frizzy. It gets rid of all the frizz and this oil makes the hair so much softer. It’s such a light-weight product too and doesn’t weigh your hair down.